BILL ANALYSIS Ó ------------------------------------------------------------ |SENATE RULES COMMITTEE | SB 1395| |Office of Senate Floor Analyses | | |1020 N Street, Suite 524 | | |(916) 651-1520 Fax: (916) | | |327-4478 | | ------------------------------------------------------------ UNFINISHED BUSINESS Bill No: SB 1395 Author: Rubio (D) Amended: 8/16/12 Vote: 21 SENATE GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATION COMM. : 12-1, 4/24/12 AYES: Wright, Berryhill, Calderon, Cannella, Corbett, De León, Evans, Hernandez, Padilla, Walters, Wyland, Yee NOES: Anderson SENATE APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE : Senate Rule 28.8 SENATE FLOOR : 33-0, 5/25/12 AYES: Alquist, Anderson, Berryhill, Blakeslee, Cannella, Corbett, Correa, De León, DeSaulnier, Dutton, Emmerson, Evans, Fuller, Gaines, Harman, Hernandez, Huff, La Malfa, Leno, Lieu, Liu, Lowenthal, Negrete McLeod, Padilla, Pavley, Price, Rubio, Steinberg, Vargas, Walters, Wolk, Wright, Yee NO VOTE RECORDED: Calderon, Hancock, Kehoe, Runner, Simitian, Strickland, Wyland ASSEMBLY FLOOR : 76-1, 8/20/12 - See last page for vote SUBJECT : State Auditor SOURCE : Bureau of State Audits DIGEST : This bill renames the Bureau of State Audits" as the "State Auditor's Office" and makes other minor code CONTINUED SB 1395 Page 2 maintenance changes. This bill prohibits existing supplies, forms, insignias, sign, or logos from being destroyed or changed as a result of changing the name of the Bureau of State Audits to the State Auditor's Office, and those materials shall continue to be used until exhausted or unserviceable. Assembly Amendments incorporate additional changes to one of the sections as proposed by AB 1736 (Smyth) and AB 2690 (Assembly Judiciary Committee) to be operative depending on when these respective bills are effective and chaptered. Senate Floor Amendments of 5/15/12 rename the State Auditor the California State Auditor. ANALYSIS : SB 37 (Maddy, Chapter 12, Statutes of 1993) created the Bureau of State Audits (BSA) as part of the Executive Branch. To assure its independence, the BSA is free from the control of the Executive and Legislative branches; the Milton Marks "Little Hoover" Commission oversees its administrative operations. The BSA, under the direction of the State Auditor, performs an annual examination (single audit) of the State's general-purpose financial statements as prepared by the State Controller's Office. The federal government, as a condition of receiving federal funds, requires this audit. The single audit also includes a review of major federal programs for compliance with federal laws and regulations, and recommendations to improve the State's financial systems and internal control. The BSA also conducts financial and performance audits as directed by statute, and other government audits requested by the Joint Legislative Audit Committee. The BSA has the explicit authority to audit any entity that receives state funds. Consequently, it sometimes audits at the local government level. In addition, the BSA administers the "Reporting of Improper Governmental Activities Act," which includes a hotline for anonymous reporting. Existing law provides that the State Auditor is appointed by the Governor, from a list submitted by the Joint Legislative Audit Committee, to a four-year term. CONTINUED SB 1395 Page 3 Comments According to the author's office, this bill simply intends to rename the "Bureau of State Audits" as the "State Auditor's Office." FISCAL EFFECT : Appropriation: No Fiscal Com.: Yes Local: No SUPPORT : (Verified 8/21/12) Bureau of State Audits (source) ASSEMBLY FLOOR : 76-1, 8/20/12 AYES: Achadjian, Alejo, Allen, Ammiano, Atkins, Beall, Bill Berryhill, Block, Blumenfield, Bonilla, Bradford, Brownley, Buchanan, Butler, Charles Calderon, Campos, Carter, Cedillo, Chesbro, Conway, Cook, Davis, Dickinson, Eng, Feuer, Fletcher, Fong, Fuentes, Beth Gaines, Galgiani, Garrick, Gatto, Gordon, Gorell, Grove, Hagman, Hall, Harkey, Hayashi, Hill, Huber, Hueso, Huffman, Jeffries, Jones, Knight, Lara, Logue, Bonnie Lowenthal, Ma, Mansoor, Mendoza, Miller, Mitchell, Monning, Morrell, Nestande, Nielsen, Norby, Olsen, Pan, Perea, V. Manuel Pérez, Portantino, Silva, Skinner, Smyth, Solorio, Swanson, Torres, Valadao, Wagner, Wieckowski, Williams, Yamada, John A. Pérez NOES: Donnelly NO VOTE RECORDED: Furutani, Halderman, Roger Hernández DLW:do 8/21/12 Senate Floor Analyses SUPPORT/OPPOSITION: SEE ABOVE **** END **** CONTINUED